physics is full of seemingly illogical things, though.  after all, check out quantum entanglement.  measuring one half of a quantum pair instantaneously will change the outcome of measuring the other half no matter how far apart.  since particles and waves can't travel faster than the speed of light it behaves as if the particles are not actually separate, even if on opposite sides of the universe.
some day our phones and power transmissions will probably work this way. 

go that way really fast.
if something gets in your way
turn